“Then kill,” said the other.
“Kael’s voice rang out in the chamber.
I looked at him.
The silver-eyed warriors encircled us.
Their faces were blank.
They weren’t.
They looked at Kael the way hunters look at prey.
“No.” I whispered.
Kael didn’t look at me.
"If she wants me dead, let her come and get me."
The woman beyond the Gate smiled.
“Watching her still.”
Her voice echoed through the hall.
“Right now.
Kael moved forward.
“Reveal yourself.”
The woman raised a hand.
The earth trembled.
A huge shadow behind her stirred.
Its face was hidden from me, but two silver eyes opened in the dark.
My body was frozen.
Kael’s wolf growled.
It was not a loud sound.
It was more than loud.
It was the noise of something that knew an ancient enemy.
The woman chuckled.
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